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UFC Fight Night 256 - Burns vs. Morales

May 17, 2025•7:00 PM ET

Prelims: 4:00 PM ET

📺 Watch

Main: ESPN+

UFC Apex, UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

🎙️ Production

Commentary: John Gooden, Paul Felder, Michael Bisping

Announcer: Joe MartinezInterviewer: Michael Bisping

📊 Event Stats

Total Fights: 11Finish Rate: 64%

KOs: 3Subs: 4Decisions: 4

Michael Morales

(18 - 0 - 0)

Gilbert Burns

(22 - 9 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R1 3:39

Welterweight (170 lb)

Ref: Herb Dean

Mairon Santos

(16 - 1 - 0)

Sodiq Yusuff

(13 - 5 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Lightweight (155 lb)

Ref: Kerry Hatley

Nursulton Ruziboev

(36 - 9 - 4)

Dustin Stoltzfus

(16 - 7 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Middleweight (185 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni

Melquizael Costa

(24 - 7 - 0)

Julian Erosa

(31 - 12 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Featherweight (145 lb)

Ref: Herb Dean

Gabriel Green

(12 - 5 - 0)

Matheus Camilo

(9 - 3 - 0)

Submission (Face Crank)

R2 3:43

Lightweight (155 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Jared Gordon

(21 - 7 - 1)

Thiago Moises

(19 - 9 - 0)

KO (Punches)

R1 3:37

Lightweight (155 lb)

Ref: Kerry Hatley

Yadier Del Valle

(9 - 0 - 0)

Connor Matthews

(7 - 4 - 0)

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

R1 2:54

Featherweight (145 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni

Luana Santos

(9 - 2 - 0)

Tainara Lisboa

(7 - 3 - 0)

Submission (Keylock)

R2 4:59

Bantamweight (135 lb)

Ref: Herb Dean

Denise Gomes

(11 - 3 - 0)

Elise Reed

(8 - 5 - 0)

TKO (Punches)

R2 0:30

Strawweight (115 lb)

Ref: Jason Herzog

Hyun Sung Park

(10 - 0 - 0)

Carlos Hernandez

(10 - 5 - 0)

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

R1 2:26

Flyweight (125 lb)

Ref: Kerry Hatley

Tecia Pennington

(15 - 7 - 0)

Luana Pinheiro

(11 - 5 - 0)

Decision (Unanimous)

R3 5:00

Strawweight (115 lb)

Ref: Chris Tognoni

Jun Yong Park

(19 - 6 - 0)

Ismail Naurdiev

(24 - 8 - 0)

This fight was cancelled

Mohammed Usman

(11 - 4 - 0)

Hamdy Abdelwahab

(6 - 1 - 1)

This fight was cancelled

Curtis Blaydes

(19 - 5 - 1)

Rizvan Kuniev

(12 - 3 - 2)

This fight was cancelled

Paul Craig

(17 - 9 - 2)

🧊 3L streak

Rodolfo Bellato

(12 - 2 - 2)

This fight was cancelled

Movsar Evloev

(19 - 0 - 0)

🔥 19W streak

Aaron Pico

(13 - 4 - 0)

🔥 3W streak

This fight was cancelled